I work toward the liberation of women, but I'm not feminist. I'm just a woman.

I came to England in 1962 as a very young bride, in my teens, hoping just to stay two years and go back.

Women should not be suppressed because they are women, because they have children and because of men. Then I am a feminist. But when it comes to the African concept, for the moment, I say 'feminist plus'. We have so many other problems.

I was a threat to a lot of women and to a lot of men. The women cannot forgive me if I remain single and also have a family. But I have a family as well and am raising them. A lot of women only stay in their marriages because of the children so seeing me on my own annoys them.

I work toward the liberation of women, but I'm not feminist. I'm just a woman.

But who made the law that we should not hope in our daughters? We women subscribe to that law more than anyone. Until we change all this, it is still a man's world, which women will always help to build.

In all my novels, I deal with the many problems and prejudices which exist for Black people in Britain today.